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6.design A Wien Bridge Oscillator Using Op

The document provides instructions for designing a Wien bridge oscillator using an op-amp IC 741. Key steps include: 1. Calculating resistor and capacitor values based on the desired oscillation frequency. 2. Measuring the output voltage and frequency. 3. Drawing the output waveform. The Wien bridge oscillator uses positive feedback to produce a sinusoidal waveform when the bridge is balanced at the desired frequency, as defined by the resistor-capacitor network.

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6.design A Wien Bridge Oscillator Using Op

The document provides instructions for designing a Wien bridge oscillator using an op-amp IC 741. Key steps include: 1. Calculating resistor and capacitor values based on the desired oscillation frequency. 2. Measuring the output voltage and frequency. 3. Drawing the output waveform. The Wien bridge oscillator uses positive feedback to produce a sinusoidal waveform when the bridge is balanced at the desired frequency, as defined by the resistor-capacitor network.

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DEPARTMENT

OF
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION
ENGINEERING

CIRCUITS & SYSTEM LABORATORY

LAB INSTRUCTIONS FOR CARRYING OUT PRACTICAL


ON

Design a Wien Bridge Oscillator using Op-amp (IC 741)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ROURKELA
Design a Wien Bridge Oscillator using Op-amp (IC 741)
Object:-
1. Calculate resistive and capacitive value according to the oscillated frequency (fo)
2. Measure the output voltage (Vo) and oscillated output frequency (fo)
3. Draw the output waveform.

Required Equipment:-
1. Digital multimeter
2. Bread Board
3. Resistors (R1, R2, R3, R4)
4. Capacitors( C1,C2)
5. ±12V Or ± 15V DC power supply
6. Op Amp-741
7. Oscilloscope

Circuit Diagram
Practical Circuit

Theory:-
One of the simplest sine wave oscillators which uses a RC network in place of the conventional
LC tuned tank circuit to produce a sinusoidal output waveform, is called a Wien Bridge
Oscillator.
The Wien Bridge Oscillator is so called because the circuit is based on a frequency-selective
form of the Wheatstone bridge circuit. The Wien Bridge oscillator is a two-stage RC coupled
amplifier circuit that has good stability at its resonant frequency, low distortion and is very easy
to tune making it a popular circuit as an audio frequency oscillator 
An oscillator is a type of positive feedback amplifier in which part of the output is fed back to
the input via the feedback circuit. This device resonates at a particular frequency under proper
conditions.

The overall gain of a positive feedback circuit is given by

Af = A ⁄ (1-Aβ)

(A is amplification factor and β is feedback factor)

For oscillations to occur, 1-Aβ = 0, or Aβ = 1, i.e. the loop gain must be unity and total phase
shift is 0° to 360°. This is called Barkhausen Criteria which is necessary for sustained oscillation.
This condition must be satisfied.
A practical oscillator uses OP-Amp and a bridge network. R3 and R4 are used to gate a
stabilized amplitude. And OP-Amp is used to serve as a amplifier and produce 180° phase shift.
And another RC parameters is used to phase shift 180° as well as frequency adjustment elements.
This type of oscillator is most frequently used for audio oscillator (say 10 Hz to 1 MHz). so it has
proper 360° (positive feedback) phase shift.

Operation of the Wien Bridge Oscillator

The output of the operational amplifier is fed back to both the inputs of the amplifier. One part of
the feedback signal is connected to the inverting input terminal (negative or degenerative
feedback) via the resistor divider network of R1 and R2 which allows the amplifiers voltage gain
to be adjusted within narrow limits.
The other part, which forms the series and parallel combinations of R and C forms the feedback
network and are fed back to the non-inverting input terminal (positive or regenerative feedback)
via the RC Wien Bridge network and it is this positive feedback combination that gives rise to
the oscillation.
The RC network is connected in the positive feedback path of the amplifier and has zero phase
shift a just one frequency. Then at the selected resonant frequency, ( ƒr ) the voltages applied to
the inverting and non-inverting inputs will be equal and “in-phase” so the positive feedback will
cancel out the negative feedback signal causing the circuit to oscillate.
The voltage gain of the amplifier circuit MUST be equal too or greater than three “Gain = 3” for
oscillations to start because as we have seen above, the input is 1/3 of the output. This value,
( Av ≥ 3 ) is set by the feedback resistor network, R1 and R2 and for a non-inverting amplifier
this is given as the ratio 1+(R1/R2).
Design Procedure

When the bridge is balanced then the circuit will oscillator. Neglecting loading effect of the
OP-Amp input and output impedance, the analysis of the bridge circuit results

In the bridge R3/R4 = R1/R2 + C2/C1

Fo = 1/ (2π √R1* C1*R2*C2)

In practical R1=R2= R and C1=C2=C

So fo = 1/2πRC and R3/R4 = 2.

Thus a ratio of the R3 to R4 greater than 2 will provides sufficient loop gain for the circuit to
oscillator at the calculated frequency

Result
1. Measure the Output Voltage (Vo)

2. Measure the Output frequency (fo)

3. Draw the output wave form

Discussion :-
Three condition in practical condition.

1. R3/R4>>2 , the output will be oscillated and a saturated . This


saturated output amplitude is almost +Vcc and output frequency will
be varied with respect to R3/R4 ratio, Saturated amplitude is fixed but
frequency will change.

2. R3/R4 <2 , then we can not get any output oscillation.

3. R3/R4 = 2 , the oscillator output will be sinusoidal and at the condition


the frequency is fixed and that is independence of feedback network
but amplitude will start increase or decrease.

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